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by BatteryMill
September 30th, 2023, 7:47 am
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Toys R Us Opening 24 Flagship Stores in 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 465

Re: Toys R Us Opening 24 Flagship Stores in 2024

The retailer that just won't stay dead.
by BatteryMill
September 27th, 2023, 9:37 am
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: Kroger Marketplace 2.0
Replies: 21
Views: 1865

Re: Kroger Marketplace 2.0

It looks like the first Kroger Marketplace...in Plano. It sounds like... Fred Meyer. They've also got a "new" Smiths Marketplace in east Las Vegas that is pretty much a Fred Meyer with reduced apparel and no electronics. I don't see or hear anything new here. I believe that most Kroger Ma...
by BatteryMill
September 27th, 2023, 9:17 am
Forum: Mid-Atlantic USA
Topic: Kroger to sell 10 Harris Teeter stores in D.C., Virginia and Maryland to Piggly Wiggly owner
Replies: 22
Views: 2728

Re: Kroger to sell 10 Harris Teeter stores in D.C., Virginia and Maryland to Piggly Wiggly owner

Kroger recently (within the last week) rolled out delivery with Harris Teeter (part of Ocado) in the Washington DC area. Really begs the question why they're investing in this if they basically want to discard Harris Teeter in the area anyway. (Unless the merger falls through, of course, then it's ...
by BatteryMill
September 25th, 2023, 4:17 pm
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: Kroger Marketplace 2.0
Replies: 21
Views: 1865

Kroger Marketplace 2.0

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/kroger-breaks-ground-first-marketplace-store Interestingly being touted as the "first" Kroger Marketplace, despite the concept having existed since 2004 (and earlier at Smitty's and Fry's), this is a previously-announced store in Plano, Tex...
by BatteryMill
September 15th, 2023, 7:46 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Forum bugs thread
Replies: 5
Views: 651

Re: Forum bugs thread

Not a bug per se, but I find the new design (animated board links) to perform rather slowly.
by BatteryMill
September 15th, 2023, 8:12 am
Forum: Mid-Atlantic USA
Topic: Kroger to sell 10 Harris Teeter stores in D.C., Virginia and Maryland to Piggly Wiggly owner
Replies: 22
Views: 2728

Re: Kroger to sell 10 Harris Teeter stores in D.C., Virginia and Maryland to Piggly Wiggly owner

cw06 wrote: September 12th, 2023, 5:46 am Harris Teeter isn't unionized, so swapping banners with Safeway wouldn't be easy. Kroger has "deunionized" stores in the past by giving them to HT, but there's too much regulatory scrutiny of this merger to do that here.
Funny thing as the opposite happened in the Nashville market.
by BatteryMill
August 12th, 2023, 11:03 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: TransformCo (Sears/Kmart) Official Thread 2023: Finally the end?
Replies: 74
Views: 14571

Re: TransformCo (Sears/Kmart) Official Thread 2023: Finally the end?

Guam Kmart has sold its pharmacy to something called "Super Drug." The pharmacy is remaining inside the store. Also it appears "Super Drug" is owned by the Pay Less Foods chain in Guam. Also the Pay Less Foods Chain in Guam has a little 3k square foot natural foods store called ...
by BatteryMill
August 3rd, 2023, 9:08 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: TransformCo (Sears/Kmart) Official Thread 2023: Finally the end?
Replies: 74
Views: 14571

Re: TransformCo (Sears/Kmart) Official Thread 2023: Finally the end?

Their Facebook page made it look like they were steadily receiving merchandise. https://www.facebook.com/westwood3202/ I guess they needed to receive items to have a successful liquidation sale. So basically after this just that NY Kmart is left as far as full size US units go. Guam Kmart- we will ...
by BatteryMill
July 29th, 2023, 8:01 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 2023 Lidl closings
Replies: 53
Views: 4361

Re: 2023 Lidl closings

Update on what's going on behind the scenes at Lidl. New CEO in charge, the struggles they've had for the past 6 years, new strategy and more: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/pardon ... gy/688969/
by BatteryMill
July 25th, 2023, 8:44 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 2023 Lidl closings
Replies: 53
Views: 4361

Re: 2023 Lidl closings

I'm not convinced... this small closing round and Lidl is near bankruptcy?